3320. 1,4-Diphenyl-1,3-butadiene
Nomenclature
CAS number: 886-65-7
1,1′-(1,3-Butadiene-1,4-diyl)bisbenzene; distyryl; bistyryl; 1,4-diphenylerythrene. C16H14; mol wt 206.28.
C 93.16%, H 6.84%.
Description and references
Prepd by the condensation of phenylacetic acid and cinnamic aldehyde: Kuhn, Winterstein, Helv. Chim. Acta 11, 103 (1928); Corson, Org. Synth. 16, 28 (1936). This method yields the (E,E)-form.
Derivative
(E,E)-Form.Nomenclature
CAS number: 538-81-8
Properties
Crystals, mp 149.7°. bp720 350°. Soluble in alcohol; sparingly sol in ether.Derivative
(Z,Z)-Form.Nomenclature
CAS number: 5807-76-1
Properties
Leaflets, needles, mp 70.5°. Changes to the (E,E)-form under the influence of light. d4100.6 0.9697. nHα100.6 1.61831; nHβ100.6 1.66748; nHe100.6 1.63473. Soluble in ether, chloroform, benzene, petr ether, hot glacial acetic acid, slightly sol in alcohol.Derivative
(1E,3Z)-Form.Nomenclature
CAS number: 5808-05-9